| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1183 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 953 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 434 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 427 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 424 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 159 |
| Registration plate issues | 140 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 135 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 83 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 75 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 62 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 56 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 40 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 29 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 27 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 26 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 24 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 23 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |